Directors

The Board

The Board is collectively responsible to the Group’s shareholders for the long term success of the business and for the overall strategic direction and control of the Group. The Board monitors and directs the management team of the Group. The Board operates under a Board Charter that provides Terms of Reference, which has been approved unanimously by all Directors.

Our Chairman and Directors

Kenny H. MakalaNon-executive Chairman

Kenny is a lawyer and is senior partner of Makala & Company. He is a director of various Zambian institutions including Makaland Agricultural Enterprises Limited…

Munakupya Hantuba - Non-executive Director

Muna is currently Group Chief Executive Officer of African Life Holdings Limited. He has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector. He began his career with Meridian Bank Zambia Limited in 1986 and joined the Anglo-American Corporation and headed the Corporate
Services. He left Anglo American Corporation in 2000 to join African Life Financial Services Zambia Ltd as CEO till December 2015.

Muna is a past Chairman of the Securities & Exchange Commission of Zambia and past President of the Economics Association of Zambia. He is a director on the various subsidiaries of the African Life Holdings Group and also a member of the Zambia Association of Chambers of Commerce. He serves on other corporate boards including CEC Plc, NWK Zambia Limited, Anglo Exploration Limited as well as being Chairman of Lafarge Plc and Southern Sun Ridgeway Ltd.

Muna holds an MBA from Stirling University in Scotland and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Zambia.

Mark O'Donnell - Non-executive Director

Board Committee membership: Investment Committee

Mark is the CEO of the Union Gold Group. Union Gold is a diversified company with interests in hotels, construction and manufacturing sectors.
He is a member of the Institute of Directors and a past Chairman of the Zambia Tourist Board.

Mark is a non-executive director of various institutions including Lafarge Zambia Plc, Madison Life Insurance Company Ltd and Care For Business
Medical Centre.

Efterpi O'Donnell - Non-executive Director

Board Committee membership: Audit and Risk Committee

Efi received a B.Sc.(Eng) Computer Science degree with honours from the Imperial College of London and is an Associate of the City & Guilds
Institute London. She also attended the Harvard Business School Executive Education programme on Strategic Finance. Efi is currently Financial Director of the Union Gold Group, which is one of Zambia’s largest private business entities. The Union Gold group has interests in, among others, Protea Hotels Group, Bonanza Estate Development, a property development division, a plastic division, and a large national drinks distributor.

Efi served for three years as Wildlife Society Zambia national treasurer and Director of the Wildlife Trust Ltd.

Review Namanje- Non-executive Director

Board Committee membership:

Mr Namanje is the Board Chairperson & Nominations Committee member for Saturnia Regna Pension Fund (Registered Trust) since 2016 and is employed as Head-Human Resources at MRI Seed Zambia Limited. He holds a Master of Business Administration (GMBA) from Lancaster University, United Kingdom and a B.A. Education & Psychology (Merit) from the University of Zambia. He is a full member of the Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management (ZIHRM) and Young HR Professionals.